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45 hours have to be at the cc, which means two years, which is amajor deterrant for me.
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<p>45 credits will not take 2 years. You could do it in two semesters or three (including the summer term).</p>
<p>I took 21 credits during the summer of 2005 and 25 credits during the fall of the same year at NVCC. If you pick relatively easy classes, it's not hard to overload and maintain a solid gpa.</p>